Andrew Hazlett

Andrew Hazlett

Andrew Hazlett  //  This page is a notepad for ideas, links, and things of interest to me and probably few others. My Internet home-base is at http://www.TheOccasional.org.

I am establishing a cultural commentary and curation website called The New Modern. Visit http://www.TheNewModern.net for more information.

Jun 21 / 6:41am

Ladies of the WWII-era WAVES in glorious color

Over at A Continuous Lean, Michael Williams has unearthed some wonderful photographs of World War II's women sailors in their working uniforms of chambray and denim. These are some joyful and stylish images of some tough, pioneering ladies. Definitely click on the photo or follow the link for much more.

via acontinuouslean.com

Filed under  //  History   Photography   Style  

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Nov 14 / 5:47pm

Documenting the Indian diaspora

Photographer Preston Merchant has been traveling the world documenting the global diaspora of people from India. Indo-Carribean "Chutney Soca" music, South African "bunny chow," Manhattan Bhangra nights, and more.

The resulting book (forthcoming) should be fascinating.

(via Sree Sreenivasan on facebook)

Filed under  //  Culture   History   India   Photography  

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Oct 23 / 4:10pm

Beautiful Photos of Diwali around the World

Another gorgeous photo essay from the Boston Globe's "Big Picture" series.

Filed under  //  Art and Design   Diwali   India   Photography  

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Oct 8 / 8:32am

Gorgeous photos of extremely tiny things

Amazing images from microscopes in the Nikon "Small World" competition.

Filed under  //  Art and Design   Photography   Science  

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